BAM 7, 002 b4

~760 BCE·Neo-Assyrian·P425432

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P425432.

Transliteration

x [...]
_DISZ en_ mu [...]
_DISZ na_ sa tum3 [...]
ina mar-ha-s,i x [...]
_kasz3-mesz_-szu2 lu sza2 [...]
_DISZ na_ ina _kasz3-mesz_-szu2 mud2#_ [u2-tab-ba-kam ...]
ina _a-mesz gazi ra_ [...]
_mud zabar_ ana ka# [gesz3_-szu2 _dub_-ak ...]
_DISZ na_ kis sza3_-szu2 _sig3_-[su ...]
isz-ta-an _lu2_ x [...]
_DISZ# na#_ lu# x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P425432) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P425432..

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